That car. You know the one. It’s gathering dust in the driveway or sprawling across your nature strip, or occupying space you could be using for something you like better in your garage. Perhaps it’s the consequence of a regrettably misjudged ding on the Kwinana Freeway, an engine job that now costs more than the car is worth … or maybe it’s just had enough and shuddered its last breath. To you, it may seem an eyesore, a maddening problem and a looming financial drain. You’re most likely thinking of towing fees, council notices and the headache of getting lost just to avoid it.
But here’s the secret — the one us pros in our industry have known for years: it’s not a problem to be solved. There’s potential there yet to be unlocked.
Welcome to WA Auto Parts, Your leading used auto parts buyer, seller and wrecker here in Perth. Despite what you may see as a wrecker, we too have an entirely different view after 15 years in the business. We don’t see a pile of junk, we see an intricate array of valuable materials. This guide is going to lift the veil, let you in on that little secret of that value just hidden inside your car, and teach you exactly how to unlock it (and turn being stuck in a driveway into cash in hand).
Anatomy of value: What a Perth wrecker really sees
When my tow truck rolls up to impound a car, we’re not pulling away scrap metal. We are getting back a gold mine of parts and materials, each with its own inherent value. This is the car wrecker’s secret: The value here is in the disassembly.
A. The Sum of Its Parts
Even decades after a car is no longer drivable, many of its components are still in fine shape. And there is a vast, competitive market for reliable, tested and affordable used parts. In Perth, where the rugged Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger dominate on the street along with family-friendly favourites Hyundai i30 and Toyota RAV4 for instance, need for certain parts is going to be fairly steady.
Mechanical Components: The heart of the machine keeps on ticking. The engine, transmission, alternator, starter motor and even the radiator can all be expertly taken out and tested to live another day — saving someone else in Perth a small fortune on new parts.
Body and Interior A blow to one side does not put the other side out of action. Doors, bumpers, headlights and taillights and side mirrors are frequently perfect. Inside, items such as seats, dashboard cluster and the stereo system, and even electric window switches are all retrievable.
We specialise in all Japanese, European, Australian, Korean and American Car Parts, Trucks And Car Parts In South Australia’s Largest 4WD & Light Commercial Auto Dismantlers. This knowledge then helps us to be able to retrieve and recover the most good quality parts from every car we dismantle.
B. The Raw Materials Goldmine
And that’s before we actually start the recycling process, after we have stripped out all the usable parts. A car body alone is a treasure trove of raw materials that the market has great interest in.
Scrap Metal: The average car contains more than a tonne of steel and pounds of aluminium. But what we have also been doing in feeding recyclers all this material is contributing to a circular economy and avoiding the demand for environmentally polluting mining and energy-intensive manufacturing of new metal. The figure is weight-based and is included as a crucial aspect of your cash offer.
The Catalytic Converter: This is the most expensive individual piece you probably have on your scrap car. The catalytic converter is usually ignored by the owners It comprises a honeycomb that’s nothing but coated with rare materials – platinum, palladium, rhodium. Those rare metals are key to absorbing harmful emissions, and their price on the commodities market can be surprisingly high: $50 to well over $250 depending on the vehicle.
Wiring: Running through your vehicle is a complex network of copper nerves. When naked and baled, this copper is a very valuable material for recycling.
C. Reusable and Recyclable Elements
Our passion for discovering value doesn’t end with the expensive stuff. We look at everything.
Tyres & Wheels: Alloy wheels can be worth a decent amount on their own. Tyres with good tread can be sold secondhand and those that are too old reused in other products, including children’s playground flooring and road base materials.
Battery Car batteries are made of lead and acid, which can be harmful in a landfill but valuable when correctly recycled.
Fluids: important, environment friendly step is to drain and properly dispose of all oils, coolant, and fluids. These are collected and sent for appropriate recycling, ensuring that hazardous chemicals do not leach into our West Australian soil and groundwater.
The Car Wreckers Method: Transforming Trash into Money
Knowing what we do allows you to know where the cash offer comes from. It’s a planned, professional system, designed for the ultimate in efficiency and environmental consciousness.
Step 1: The Quote Establishing a relationship is exactly where we begin when you call us on (08) 9358 1392. You’ll speak to an expert who will seek the most basic information: whether your car is a Ford or Fiat, Proton or Porsche; what model it is and when it was made; and what shape it’s in. Are the tyres flat? Is it running? Has it been in an accident? Using that, along with current prices for parts and scrap metal gives us a figure which is the most appropriate price based on what we know.
Step 2: Free Car Removal (The Perth Advantage) When you agreed to our offer, the most complicated part logistically is ours to overcome. We offer free car removal in the entire Perth city. No matter in Joondalup or Fremantle, Morley or Armadale, our tow truck will come to you and pick it up on schedule so that saves you hundreds of dollars of the towing cost.
Step 3: The De-Pollution and Dismantling At our yard, your car becomes a part of a professional process. First, it’s de-polluted — all the fluids drained. Next it’s time for our expert team of technicians, who disassemble the car in a meticulous process and recover any working parts. These pieces are then checked, logged in and put on our shelf at our salvage yard and one-stop used auto parts shop to wait for a customer.
Stomp 4 The final crush When there are no more usable cuts and valuable parts, the remaining shell of the car is crushed. This compacted metal hulk is subsequently shipped to a shredding machine where it is shredded and granulated, and the different metals are parted for their final journey into being melted down and reborn as something else.
Your To-Do List: Top Tips In order to Get the Best Price for Your Wreck in Perth
Now that the secret is yours, now you’re in the driver’s seat. Here is how to have a smooth, profitable and trouble-free experience.
A. Gather Your Information
Here’s what you need before you pick up your phone to call (08) 9358 1392:
- Make (e.g., Toyota, Ford, Mitsubishi)
- Model (e.g., Camry, Ranger, Triton)
- Year of manufacture
And just an honest little description of its condition and being in Perth.
B. Get Your Paperwork Ready
The Department of Transport WA has rules in place to prevent vehicle theft. You will in most cases need to be able to show that you own the car legally if you wish to sell it as a scrap vehicle.
- Ownership Evidence: This is your car’s Rego Papers. It confirms that the vehicle is yours to sell. We need these papers even if the registration is expired.
- Proof of Identity – Photo ID: The preferred option is a current Western Australian driver’s licence. This must correspond to the name on the ownership documents.
- It’s Not Registered – You Can Still Get Cash for Wrecking Your Car Don’t have your car registered? The document you want is the title of ownership.
C. How to hire the Best Wrecker in Perth
Operators are not all equal. With WA Auto Parts, you are opting for a company with:
Licenced & Insured We are a bona Fide Motor Vehicle Repair Business so you can have total confidence.
Reliable: Perth – We have been servicing the people of Perth for over 15 years and we have done so in all honesty.
Clear: We provide “Free Car Removal” and “Instant Cash/Payment” as standard. the quote/tender price we give is the price you will receive unless the car condition has been misrepresented. We take care of any required disposal paperwork so you don’t have to.
D. The Call and the Deal
When you call us, be truthful about the car’s condition. This enables us to offer you the most accurate quote we can, and we won’t have misunderstandings or variation in price when it comes to inspection day. We have a policy of giving clear quotes and keeping our word.
Conclusion: From Liability to Asset
That car you’ve been stressing over doesn’t have to be a dead end. It’s a complicated package of opportunity. It is a working alternator for the car of a student in Subiaco, a dent-free door to fix another in Canning Vale and so much recycled steel that will be used to build tomorrow’s infrastructure. When you look at your car through the eyes of a wrecker, it goes from being a liability taking up space to an asset.
There is no need to let the rust settle in. That value doesn’t need to be squandered. Take the next step to free up your money in vehicle today.
You don’t want that money to rust in your driveway. Call WA Auto Parts today on (08) 9358 1392 for a free, no-obligation quote and we can turn your wrecked car into cash NOW!